City Colleges of Chicago up tuition cost

December 02, 2008

The City Colleges of Chicago's Board of Trustees approved a tuition increase beginning in the summer of 2009, according to a STNG report.

The resolution calls for a tuition increase of $7 per credit hour in fiscal year 2010 -- beginning in summer of 2009. It will bring the cost to $79 per hour, according to a release from the schools. Tuition increases for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 will be $5 per hour per year.

"In facing City Colleges' fiscal challenges our priority is to protect instructional programs and limit the impact on students," Chairman James Tyree said. "The financial measure passed today is taken as a means of last resort after careful examination of all options for cost-cutting."